Statement: Detective warned against proceeding

12:48 AM,
Nov. 21, 2013

It is still unclear whether Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston will face charges.

Written by

Jennifer Portman
| Tallahassee Democrat

The family of the woman who identified Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston as the man who sexually battered her criticized the Tallahassee Police Department Wednesday, saying a detective warned against proceeding with the case because Tallahassee is "a big football town" and she would be "raked over the coals."

A statement from the family says that on Dec. 7, 2012, the woman was raped by an unknown person. The woman immediately reported it to law enforcement and cooperated with all requests from officers, the letter says.